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SAP Material Management

AUC PO

with External Services

with and without service Master

with material group with and w/o val class

impact on WRX GL determination

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Test 1

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Item 1 with service master zz1 with material group z1

Item 2, 3, 4 are without service master with material group z1 z2,z3

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Service master zz1

with val.class 3002

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Expected GL

item 1 service master zz2 with val.class 3002 -> 191300

item 2 description with mat group z1 w/o val.class -> 199100

item 3 description with mat group z2 with val.class 3000 -> 191100

item 4 description with mat group z3 with val.class 3001 -> 191200

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service entry done

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SES done and approved

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All posted to

199100

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Expected GL

item 1 service master zz2 with val.class 3002 -> 191300

item 2 description with mat group z1 w/o val.class -> 199100

item 3 description with mat group z2 with val.class 3000 -> 191100

item 4 description with mat group z3 with val.class 3001 -> 191200

Everything was posted to 199100 !!!

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It seems to be using the PO item level’s material group instead of the service items material group for the GL determination

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Test 2

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Since it is suspicious that it could be using the item level’s material group z1, lets change it to z2

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PO#2 create with material group z2

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SES done on

PO#2

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All posted to

199100

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Test 3

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In this simulation, we shall remove the blank v.class line for 199100

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Since a descriptive based service is assigned to a group z1, and here is without val.class, lets assign one

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Error persist

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We add back to OBYC but with GL 191300

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Now posting OK

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Check PO history

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Test 4

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Add both Debit Credit Columns

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Simulate same conditions, here with z1

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posting OK

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